Brad Fox

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will be welcoming the youngest ever delegate to the AFA National Conference next month on the Gold Coast.

Lara Markham, the 16-year-old daughter of Terese Markham, Financial Planner at Macey & Associates Pty Ltd, will be attending the conference, along with her grandfather John Macey, to find out more about the dynamic financial services industry she wants to join.

Brad Fox, AFA CEO, said he is delighted to have three generations of the one family attend the AFA National Conference this year. “It will be a fantastic opportunity for the AFA to encourage more young people into the industry and to demonstrate the benefits of a career in financial advice,” he said. “It will also be a chance for Lara to connect with other young people particularly from our GenXt and Campus AFA networks, and to make some life-long friends who can help her along her journey to joining the profession.”

Lara’s mother, Terese said she is very excited that her daughter is considering following in her family’s footsteps. “Financial planning is a very big part of our family,” she said. “My father, John Macey, joined the industry in 1971 and is still involved. He has been an AFA member for too long to remember, right back to the Life Underwriters Association days.”

Mr Fox said there will be no shortage of great opportunities for Lara and other delegates at this year’s conference with over 90 speakers and a jam-packed entertainment program.

“The aim of the AFA National Conference is to help give delegates a clear view of what best practice looks like going forward and to bring participants from all dimensions of the financial advice space together to share experiences and connect as a community,” he said. “With a focus on the Age of Consumers, this is a great chance to get together and plan for the future, just like the three generations of the Macey/Markham family are doing.”

To find out more and to register your place at the AFA Conference from 12-15 October, please visit the AFA Conference Website.

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